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Unfinished Business

By: Shankari Chandran
Narrated by: Nicholas Brown, Pallavi Sharda
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Sri Lanka, 2009. Decades of civil war and bloodshed are being brought to an end at last – by any means necessary. In the capital, Colombo, tenacious journalist Ameena Fernando is murdered, execution-style, on a busy street near her home, with no witnesses.

With pressure growing to find Ameena’s killers, CIA agent Ellie Harper is sent to seek justice for the journalist’s death with strict instructions: Find something, but not too much. It’s her first time returning to the island after her last mission went tragically awry four years prior, and Ellie has more than one ghost to lay to rest. Amidst the international scheming and jostling for stakes in post-war Sri Lanka, Ellie follows the trail of secrets on a mission to uncover a truth worth killing for.

Shankari Chandran is an Australian Tamil lawyer and author of best-selling Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens and Song of the Sun God. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens won the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023.

'An explosive thriller that pulses with the weight of history. Forget James Bond, Ellie Harper is the real deal.' Dinuka McKenzie

'Tense, gritty and deeply urgent, Unfinished Business is an action-packed thriller with international intrigue and real-world heft.' Ashley Kalagian Blunt, bestselling author of Dark Mode

'Passionate and courageous – a thrilling tale of espionage and intrigue and a high-stakes rollercoaster by one of Australia's most exciting writers' Caroline Overington

This audiobook is a work of fiction. Names, characters, companies and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, companies or events is entirely coincidental.

©2024 Shankari Chandran (P)2024 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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Brilliant!

A brilliant political thriller with so much heart and deep human emotions. A must read!

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Good story, annoying background noises.

For the most part a compelling story. Not stellar but solid. As mentioned in other reviews, the background sounds were annoying.

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Good story

Distracting background noise. Story fluctuates between good person and spy. Overall very enjoyable and thought provoking

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background noise

the background noise was low, distractible and annoying. just read the books and quit with trying to be fancy.

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Dumbest spy ever!

My title says it all.
Interesting topic, local sites, lots of tragedy, fallen characters, smart reporter, and very dumb spy.

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What a spy thriller! Totally gripping listen

This is a fantastic audiobook from an Australian author. Engaging story, great narration. Highly recommended!

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intense

Parts of this story were very intense and there are some horrific war stories included. The end unfortunately, was settled on a simplistic manner. Overall, it was enjoyable.

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My favorite type of novel

An intelligent and knowledgeable glimpse of a culture I’m unfamiliar with set against an interesting

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Good Listen, Intriguing Spy Story

Interesting information on the politics of Sri Linka and the U.S. involvement. Excellent narration. Didn't care for background noise...distracting.

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Disappointed

I was not familiar with this author but was interested in the subject so took a chance based on the reviews. I gave up after 2 hours mostly because the background noise was too distracting and annoying. I rarely write reviews but don’t recommend this book.

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